Word: saint
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...party fragmentation . . . the people of Israel are far more united at heart than many imagine." Then he concluded with a definition of faith, in his version of the words of the Prophet Habakkuk: "Righteous man lives by his faith. He will not preach to others, will not act the saint by calling on others to live justly, will not look for fault in his neighbour. But he will practice his faith in his daily life-he will live it." Next week Ben-Gurion will begin living his as a sheep-farmer in the desert settlement of Sde Boker, near Beersheba...
...Romans and to much of the world, something of a living and familiar saint...
...ceremony had a meaning beyond the purely religious. The veneration of Mary, considered sentimental, superstitious or downright sinful by most Protestants, is historically significant. Mary in Catholic theology is the No. 1 saint. In the imagination of many Catholics, she is even something of a radical, the special friend of the "poor and humble."* Like individual Catholics, the Church has traditionally turned to Mary in times of trouble, and has drawn strength from what, in politics, would be called her mass following...
...their decisions. The business of the day may include anything from the establishment of a new diocese (responsibility of the Consistorial Congregation) or plans for a seminary in Africa (Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith) to consideration of a new heresy (Holy Office) or creation of a new saint (Congregation of Rites...
...Yorker spotted a movie theater sign on which 'adultery' was used to mean 'adulthood.' From an English periodical I learn that some new houses 'affront the opposite side of the street.' If Mrs. Malaprop is going to become the patron saint of English, what is going to prevent 'contention' from meaning the same thing as 'contentment' or the maker of woodcuts from being called a woodcutter...